Hidden Part

On Wednesday, Phyllis told me that she saw something outside in the middle of the night. She said it was white, and it dived into a bush to hide when she looked out of the window.

Phyllis: I think I saw something white suddenly dive behind a bush to hide...

She said it was “him.” (Meaning Pete, apparently.)

Phyllis: It's him... I'm sure of it! It's gotta be him! Ugh!

Today, there was a new “Talking to Myself” message about pinecones posted to the bulletin board.

-Talking to Myself- Pinecones fall from trees, but they aren't fruit. That's why pine trees are my favorite plants!

I guess the author doesn’t like fruit? Or am I missing the point of this one? 🤔 Unless it’s just an odd way of welcoming autumn. 🍂

I shot down Gulliver’s UFO today, and I went over to talk to him. I learned that his UFO parts spawn the very instant that he thanks you for helping him out. That’s because one of them suddenly appeared on-screen as I was still talking to him.

Gulliver, standing by his UFO: Thank you for your help!

I began my search for the other UFO parts, and I found the first four parts quickly. But the 5th one? I was seriously struggling to find it. I went around town about five times looking for it! I even found my long-missing 3rd fossil. But as I prepared to take a break by going into the museum to identify my fossils, I saw it. It blended in with the gray stones at the entrance. Oof.

My missing UFO part by the museum.

That took me much longer than I would’ve liked. Probably longer than it ever has taken me. But I had all five UFO parts, and Gulliver rewarded me with a Moai statue! Not only is it one of the better Gulliver items, but it was an item I didn’t have yet! I’m glad all that searching wasn’t just for another duplicate item. 😆

The Moai statue added to my Gulliver room.

I’ve checked a couple of lists/guides, and it seems that I only need one more Gulliver item: the tribal mask. Interestingly enough, the tribal mask was the last Gulliver item I got in City Folk too! (link)

Hyperpop Girl

Yesterday, Wolfgang said he wasn’t good at giving compliments, but he tried to give me one anyway.

Wolfgang: You're so full of trendy style, it's practically oozing out of your ears!
Not true, but…thanks?

ProTip: Compliments rarely contain the word “oozing.”

A new message was posted to the bulletin board, and it was about how even chatty people are quiet in elevators. Well, most of them…

-Talking to Myself- It's odd how even the chattiest people get quiet in elevators! Except for my sister...

Dotty was still sick with a cold, and I asked if she needed medicine. She freaked out and called me a mean old liar! Just for that, I didn’t buy her any.

Dotty: You don't have medicine! LIAR! MEAN OLD LIAR! ...Oooh, I'm gonna be sick... BLARRG!

Today is the first of September, and salmon can now be found in the river (and king salmon at the mouth of the river). The big fish shadows always make me think I’ve found something super valuable, so it’s a bit disappointing to keep pulling these up. 😛

Woo hoo! I caught a king salmon!

Peanut said she was going to give me the latest single from Hyperpop Girl, which she said was blazing the charts.

Peanut: Hyperpop Girl's new single just went platinum!

But then she realized she didn’t have the right one after all, so she didn’t give me anything. 😛

Dotty wasn’t rude to me today, so I gave her medicine this time.

Caroline asked me to make a delivery to Eloise, so I took over a checkered shirt. Eloise liked it, and she said that Caroline has some good taste, despite her tacky exterior. 😆

Eloise: Underneath that tacky exterior, Caroline had some crazy good taste.

Caroline rewarded me with 510 bells. (Of course.)

After selling today’s fossils (and some other things), I was able to boost my bank account balance up to nine million bells.

Pelly: The current bell balance is 9,000,000.

If you didn’t see my latest Wild World video, it’s a bit different. It’s a collection of special characters’ funny quotes taken out of context. Check it out!

Got the Jitters

On Wednesday, I received this letter from Mom. It’s about the sounds of summer…and Dad.

Dear Jeff, There's a jam session tonight with frogs and your snoring dad on bass, and bugs on percussion. I can't sleep... -Mom

Today, Goose’s replacement moved in: It’s Jitters the green bird. He looks like he just drank 15 cups of coffee. (And that might explain his jitters.)

Jitters: So you're telling me... they call you Jeff? Really, bzzert?

Dotty has still been sick with a cold, so I gave her some more medicine Wednesday, and again today.

Dotty: M-medicine...??

Saharah was in town, so I helped her out by delivering some wallpaper for Phyllis and Mabel. While I was in Able Sisters, I bought myself a dawn shirt. And since Wolfgang had been asking me for new clothing, I gave him my old racer shirt.

Wolfgang: Not bad... Not bad at all! You've got a good eye for style, kid.

He rewarded me with a puffy hat, which I tried on briefly. I’m not a fan.

When I returned to Saharah, she had a third job for me. She asked me to deliver some carpeting to Blathers…even though we were standing right outside the door to the museum. 😛

Saharah: I have the next one here. Please take it to Blathers.

After I stepped inside and made the delivery, Saharah ultimately rewarded me with a Saharah’s desert carpet.